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Ayame f Japanese
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Carme 1 f Galician, Catalan
Galician and Catalan form of Carmel.

Carme 2 f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κάρμη (Karme), which was derived from κείρω (keiro) meaning "to shear". This was the name of a Cretan goddess of the harvest.

Esme f & m English
Variant of Esmé.

Esmé f & m English
Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French. It was first recorded in Scotland, being borne by the first Duke of Lennox in the 16th century. It is now more common as a feminine name.

Fadime f Turkish
Turkish variant of Fatma.

Fatime f Albanian
Albanian form of Fatima.

Fehime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Fahim.

Halime f Turkish
Turkish form of Halima.

Ilme f Estonian
Estonian form of Ilma 1.

Ime 1 m & f Ibibio
Means "patience" in Ibibio.

Ime 2 m & f Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element irmin meaning "whole, great".

Jaime 2 f English
Variant of Jamie. The character Jaime Sommers from the television series The Bionic Woman (1976-1978) helped to popularize the name. It can sometimes be given in reference to the French phrase j'aime meaning "I love", though it is pronounced differently.

Jayme f & m English
Variant of Jamie.

Karme f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Carme 2.

Kerime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Karim.

Mayme f English
Possibly a variant of Mamie.

Mneme f Greek Mythology
Means "memory" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the original three muses, the muse of memory.

Naime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Naim.

Patime f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Fatima.

Pheme f Greek Mythology
Means "rumour, reputation" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of fame and rumours.

Salme f Estonian
From Estonian salm meaning "poem, verse". This name appears in the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg (1857) by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald.

Salome f English (Rare), German (Rare), Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a specific name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist, and thus Salome and the dancer have traditionally been equated.... [more]

Salomé f French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Salome.

Salomè f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Salome.

Selime f Turkish
Turkish form of Salima.

Suzume f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雀 (suzume) meaning "sparrow", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that are pronounced the same way.

Tsubame f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 燕 (tsubame) meaning "swallow (bird)" or other kanji that have the same pronunciation.

Ume f Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume). In Japan the ume blossom is regarded as a symbol of spring and a ward against evil. Different kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Yume f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (yume) meaning "dream, vision". It can also come from 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" and 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.

Zosime f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

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